A previously reported bout between Mark Miller and Josh Shockley was scratched for unknown reasons.

Featuring two first-round heavyweight tournament fights and a contest from the 115-pound female bracket, Bellator 25 takes place Aug. 19 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago. The main card airs on FOX Sports Net.

During his colorful career, Carter (49-23-7 MMA, 0-0 BFC) has fought for organizations ranging from the UFC to the WEC to the KOTC to Pancrase. “The Ultimate Fighter 4″ cast member hasn’t competed in the UFC since 2006, when a loss to Marcus Davis even his promotional record at 3-3. Lately, Carter has struggled in a variety of U.S, Canadian and Australian promotions with a 1-4 skid and five losses in his past seven fights. He’ll now return home to Chicago while looking to rebound.

Taylor (8-7-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC), meanwhile, also looks to snap out of a rough stretch in which he’s gone 1-3 primarily in Ohio-based promotions. Prior to the skid, which included losses to UFC fighter Fabricio Camoes and undefeated Joe Heiland, Taylor posted an impressive 5-1 record that included wins over UFC vets Jason Dent, Junior Assuncao and Luke Caudillo.

Gassaway (28-19-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is a near-14-year veteran who has fought in a variety of promotions throughout the world, including the IVC, King of the Cage, Pancrase, Shooto and the WEC. He appeared for the UFC in 2005, but he lost in devastating fashion to Diego Sanchez. He now fights for the first time since October 2008. After three straight wins, he most recently suffered back-to-back losses to UFC veterans Mike Pyle and Forrest Petz in outside promotions.

Knabjian (10-4-1 MMA, 0-1 BFC) fights under the Bellator banner for the second time. The one-time WEC veteran was a contestant on “The Ultimate Fighter 9,” but he was eliminated in the opening round by training partner Mark Miller. Knabjian fought most recently in May 2009 at Bellator 7, where he was submitted by Jacob Volkmann in his final fight before heading to the UFC.

Known as “Hawaii’s Bad Boy,” Cypriano (3-2 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is a member of Team Top Notch and is a frequent training partner of WEC veteran Ricardo Lamas. Cypriano opened his career with three consecutive first-round wins via strikes, though he’s currently mired in a two-fight slide with both losses coming to Kelvin Hackney.

Kriegermeier (1-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) made his professional debut in February and earned a first-round submission win over Andy Roberts at Wild Bill’s Fight Night 25. Kriegermeier returned in July and suffered a split-decision loss to Dee Jay Fuentes. The Georgia native currently fights out of Ascension MMA.

The always-smiling Kolosci (14-6 MMA, 0-0 BFC) is best remembered for his affectionate run on “The Ultimate Fighter 6.” Kolosci lost via submission at the season’s live finale and was released by the promotion. The 35-year-old has since gone 6-1, including a June win over UFC veteran Luigi Fioravanti.

Meanwhile, Robertson (9-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC) brings an undefeated record to his Bellator debut. Robinson has earned eight of his nine career wins via stoppage, including six via submission.

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(Pictured: Shonie Carter)

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